VIU’s Council on Learning and Teaching Excellence is Taking on Institutional Challenges: Seeking New Members for 2017-2018! Handout (PDF): Summary Handout For the 2017-2018 year, faculty members will explore solutions, resources and activities to support these two institutional challenges. Identified…Read more ›

The start of the school year is always an exciting time for learning. It is also an excellent time to share learning strategies with students (and faculty) to assist them in being better learners. The past month I’ve visited many…Read more ›

by Kayla Brodhagen, Student Teacher, Year 5 Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Education As a student teacher I am amazed how every day I am learning something new. There are days when it feels like you really have a handle…Read more ›

By Robyn Walker, Student Teacher, Year 5 Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Education, VIU Over the past three years as a student in the Bachelor of Education program I have been encouraged to develop and explore a few inquiry questions…Read more ›

By Tianna Teale, Student Teacher, Year 5 Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Education, VIU In my practicum class my sponsor teacher has done something really amazing. She has taught the students the vocabulary and skills to have insight to their…Read more ›

By Stephanie Winters, Student Teacher, Year 5 Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Education, VIU I purposefully implemented and observed two specific lines of inquiry during my last practicum visit, which spanned two weeks at the beginning of February 2014. With…Read more ›

By Nicole Wood, Student Teacher, Year 5 Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Education, VIU This is my second year doing my practicum in a French Immersion classroom. One connection that I have noticed between this year and last year is…Read more ›

By Sharon Kelly, Teaching Faculty Member and Degree Advisor, Faculty of Management/Educational Counsellor, Student Affairs, VIU Pardon the mini essay tone of this blog post: I think I wrote this as much for me as for you! Goal setting and…Read more ›

by Jessie Key, Teaching Faculty Member, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, VIU As an instructor, it is really frustrating and disappointing when students receive back a marked assessment (Quiz, Test, Report etc.), look at the grade and…Read more ›

By Erika Rauguth-Treleaven, Student Teacher, Year 5 Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Education, VIU In an educational age that seeks to promote critical thinking, our students are being guided towards a closer examination of their own lives and experiences. This…Read more ›